by Calculated Risk on 7/01/2013 04:21:00 PM

From the Financial Times: US construction hiring poised to explode (says Deutsche)

[A]ccording to economists at Deutsche Bank ... if the volume of housing starts accelerate as they expect, construction industry will need about 300,000 new workers in the second half of the year.
excerpt with permission

Earlier articles on construction employment:

• From Michelle Meyer at Merrill Lynch: Construction Coming Back

• From Kris Dawsey and Hui Shan at Goldman Sachs: Housing Sector Jobs Poised for a Comeback

• From Jed Kolko at Trulia: Here are the “Missing” Construction Jobs

• From Professor Tim Duy at EconomistsView: Employment Report Nothing If Not Consistent

This graph shows total construction employment as reported by the BLS (not just residential).

Since construction employment bottomed in January 2011, construction payrolls have increased by 369 thousand.    Historically there is a lag between an increase in activity and more hiring - and it appears hiring should pickup significant in the 2nd half of 2013 (Merrill estimates 20 thousand construction jobs per month will be added this year, Goldman estimates 25 to 30 thousand jobs per month, Deutsche Bank around 50 thousand jobs per month in the 2nd half).